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Bean Beetles as a feeder Pros and ConsI put them in the feeder run but nothing really contains them. They can climb anything. I haven't had a problem with them in my house and I feed...- JacksJill
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Bean Beetles as a feeder Pros and Cons@JacksJill great blog post! I really want to try these.. but question: do you just let them crawl about in the enclosure? on plants and such? Do...- Eileen
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A Tribute to Life: The Chameleon Who Never Gave UpI’m so sorry, Mia. Nachito was a special girl and will live on in your heart forever.- jannb
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A Tribute to Life: The Chameleon Who Never Gave UpAn absolutely beautiful tribute... I'm so glad I came here and read that - I'd been thinking about your girl and wondering if you had updates...- CalamityCrow
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A Tribute to Life: The Chameleon Who Never Gave UpThank you everyone for the kind words, while my heart is broken, I'm so glad to have the support of this amazing community. You all really are the...- Ghostbirb
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Traveling with Chameleons
There are a number of ways to transport your chameleon to reduce stress. Whenever your chameleon needs to go in the car to the vet, or when you're moving, it can be nerve-wracking to make sure they are going to be okay during the stressful journey. Though chameleons have specific long term needs...- ferretinmyshoes
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Photographing Chameleon's in "Naturalistic" Settings
If you want a place in the Forum Calendar or a shiny medal next to your avatar there are some basic things you will have to do. First understand what the contest is looking for pictures that will ultimately go into the calendar. Nobody wants to be distracted by your fingernails, dirty or...- JacksJill
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Intro to Bio-Activity
Introduction to Bio-Activity: As of recent times, a lot of folks have been asking questions, and for guides on Bio-active Enclosures. How to set them up, how to drain them, how they work, why they work. I figured it was good and Time, that someone sat down and made a Guide! I have been meaning...- cyberlocc
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Where do I Start? Guide to the forums...
So here are some links and things to know about the Chameleon Forums. For newcomers as well as some seasoned members there could be some features that you don't know exist, or just cant seem to find them when you need them. First off the resources page...- Decadancin
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The Philosophy of Gutloading PART 1.
The Philosophy of Gutloading Acknowledgements I would like to thank Anthony Herrel and Walter Tapondjou for their helpful advice on where to look for relevant papers. 1. Introduction Recently, it was suggested to me that our current gutloading practices might be wrong-headed. In particular, I...- Kaizen
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It all depends on the Size of branches you want to add to your Habitat. I have 2 solid methods as to how to go about preparing them.
Method 1….
Method 1 involves an oven. It’s rather simple but the problem is how small an oven is. Not many of your branches are going to fit into the oven...
Welcome to the family, Prometheus the trickster!
Two vivs, so why not two criitters? Poppi is doing fantastic so far. I wasn't really ready for yet another but we got him anyway! He is a bit patchy from his last shed (at least I hope that is what it is and not some weird reaction to...
how much percentage does each feeder for your chameleon?
worms
hornworm 20%
mealworm 10%
silkworm 40% stable feeder
superworm 10%
butterworms 20%
bugs
crickets 40% staple feeder
roaches 40% staple feeder
praying mantis sub adult 40% staple feeder
flies 20% unless fruit flies...
After many weekends of working on the out door cage and Jason's awesome building skills, it is finally finished.
it is 2.5 feet deep by 8 foot wide and 7.5 feet tall. It is built on the outside of one of the 3 sliding glass doors on the back of the house. So you can sit inside and watch...
Correct temps are important for thermoregulation, digestion, general metabolism and health/happiness.
One must monitor the temperature within the enclosure, both in the basking area and in the rest of the cage, both at night and during the day. There are inexpensive digital temp and humidity...
That is what my 3 year old grandson calls it when they shed: "sploded"! Well, she definitely sploded this morning.
I checked her at 7am and she was just waking up but still wearing her pajama colors. Turned her lights on, misted and fed her and she looked the same as she always does...
Today I got a full dose of this little girl's attitude since it was time to change out her flightless fruit-fly feeder! She is so funny.
Poppi definitely prefers the fff's over the tiny crickets or the mini-mealworms. She made it fairly obvious that I was starving her to death, because...
a summary of info on various green leafy gutload choices
Arugula (aka Rocket)
http://www.chameleonforums.com/blogs/sandrachameleon/485-arugula-rocket-eruca-sativa.html
A good source of Protein, Thiamin, Riboflavin, Vitamin B6, Pantothenic Acid, Zinc and Copper, and a very good source of Fiber...
I think it is kind of cute that she thinks I would be intimidated by this funny little noise she makes.
She juts her chin down (not out to the front at all really) and then pops her jaws together with her mouth closed the whole time. At least that is how I think she is doing it.
She...
A good source Thiamin, Niacin, Vitamin B6, Folate, Iron, Magnesium and Phosphorus, Fiber, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Riboflavin, Calcium, Potassium, Manganese and plant protein. Combine with citrus (orange, lemon) or sweet red bell pepper to help make plant-based iron more absorbable. So good for...
A good source of bone-needing copper, calcium, vitamin K, manganese, and magnesium; antioxidants alpha and beta Carotene (pro-A), vitamin C, and vitamin E; heart-healthy potassium and folate; energy-producing iron, vitamin B2, vitamin B6, vitamin B1, vitamin B5, biotin, and niacin;and immune...
Woo Hoo!! So far, so good: Poppi has survived being in my care for a week now. I decided to start a blog to keep track of her upbringing and for help and suggestions with what I hope to be the raising of a healthy, normal veiled chameleon.
She is still fairly shy and won't eat or drink...
first how to build cage
you need plastic tub, mesh, lid, cutting tool, and glue
you have the plastic tub cut squares out where ever needed probably on sides and lid. cut out mesh a little bigger then square holes and glue it on with silicone glue.
next buy crickets 1000 for small chams not...
We all know humidity is hey on keeping chameleons. But many of us have the problem that if we mist for too long, water drain becomes an issue. Often enough, people just mists more frequently. But how about when you have a large collection?
I like to keep my chams well hydrated and to achieve...
Celery is actually not a bad choice for occassional gutloading, especially in terms of providing a water/hydration source for the feeders. in addition to water, celery also provides some Riboflavin, B6, Magnesium, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin K, Folate, Potassium, salt, a little iron, and it...
A log of what my panther chameleons ate this month.
May 1
Male - 4 butterworms, gutloaded with carrot, no supplement dust required
Female - 3 butterworms, gutloaded with carrot, no supplement dust required
May 2
Male/female - nothing
May 3
Male/female - nothing
May 4
Male - 4 mealworms...
Today, Yoshi ate her first Mealworm :)
Woohooo, still won't eat out my hand though :(
After looking for some time, we finally found our Memphis at one of our local reptile shows on April 7th. He is a blue bar Ambilobe, hatched December 17 2011. We were able to get the size and coloring that we were looking for.
The plan from the start was to be DIY as much as possible. Not so...
How exciting. I never knew you could fall in love with something so slow and odd looking and see it as beautiful unique and even cute. I love my Chameleon:D
I will be out of work all summer, because of surgery I need on my feet. The first foot has been done, just waiting for it to heal.
I'm so thankful for my little cham, Whiskers, he is such a joy to sit and watch. The whole set up, live plants, glowing light and of course him. All very...